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Why and how to write "limitations" in scientific paper?

Bilimsel makalede "sınırlılıklar" neden ve nasıl yazılır

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If there are limitations in scientific articles and graduation theses, they must absolutely be written and guidelines and instructions regarding correct writing of this section should be developed

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Objective & Hypothesis:A scientific article including limitations, their results and the ways how these results can be reduced has invaluable importance in terms of researchers, readers, society, scientific progress and the quality of scientific papers.
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Key Findings & Data:The purpose of this review article is to demonstrate the importance of limitations section in scientific articles, its characteristics, what kind of limitations researchers may encounter in scientific research process, and the ways that can be followed to overcome them.
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Conclusion & Impact:If there are limitations in scientific articles and graduation theses, they must absolutely be written and guidelines and instructions regarding correct writing of this section should be developed
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Abstract

A scientific article including limitations, their results and the ways how these results can be reduced has invaluable importance in terms of researchers, readers, society, scientific progress and the quality of scientific papers. However, in our country, particularly in the field of health, theoretical knowledge on this subject is rather limited. The purpose of this review article is to demonstrate the importance of limitations section in scientific articles, its characteristics, what kind of limitations researchers may encounter in scientific research process, and the ways that can be followed to overcome them. It appears that limitations section is mostly ignored; either not written at all or incomplete or poorly written in the present articles in the field of health including the ones in our country. Moreover, there is no information about the results caused by the limitations and the ways to reduce or eliminate them. This situation adversely affects the validity, reliability and generalizability of the research findings. Such a result is related to the knowledge, writing skills, perspectives, and approaches of the authors, the editorial policy of periodicals and the assessment of editors and peer reviewers. If there are limitations in scientific articles and graduation theses, they must absolutely be written and guidelines and instructions regarding correct writing of this section should be developed

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Bilimsel makalede sınırlılıkların, onun sonuçlarının ve bu sonuçların nasıl azaltılabileceğinin yer alması; araştırmacı, okuyucu, toplum, bilimin ilerlemesi ve bilimsel makalenin niteliği açısından paha biçilemez öneme sahiptir. Buna karşın ülkemizde, özellikle sağlık alanında, konu ile ilgili mevcut teorik bilgi oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu derleme makalenin amacı, bilimsel makalede sınırlılıklar bölümünün önemi, özellikleri, araştırmacıların bilimsel makale sürecinde karşılaşabileceği sınırlılıkların neler olabileceği ve bunların önlenmesinde izlenebilecek yolları ortaya koymaktır. Ülkemizde de dâhil olmak üzere, sağlık alanındaki mevcut makalelerde çoğunlukla sınırlılıklar bölümünün göz ardı edildiği, ya hiç yazılmadığı ya eksik ya da hatalı yazıldığı, sınırlılıkların yol açtığı sonuçların ve bunların nasıl azaltılabileceği ya da ortadan kaldırabileceği ile ilgili bilgilerin ise yer almadığı görülmektedir. Bu durum, araştırma bulgularının geçerliliğini, güvenirliğini ve genellenebilirliğini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Böylesi bir sonuç, yazarların bilgisi, yazma becerisi, bakışı ve yaklaşımı, süreli yayınların yayın politikaları, beraberinde editör ve hakem değerlendirmeleri ile ilgilidir. Bilimsel makalede ve mezuniyet sonrası tezlerde sınırlılıklar söz konusu ise mutlaka yazılmalı, sınırlılıklar bölümünün doğru yazılması ile ilgili yönergeler ve rehberler geliştirilmelidir

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KAYA, Ş. Ş., ÖZKAN, Ö. (2015). Why and how to write "limitations" in scientific paper?. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 6, 496–505. https://ajindex.com/articles/132564

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